What is Judge Njeri Maldonado's background?
EOIR's notice says that Njeri Maldonado was appointed in September 2016. Judge Maldonado earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001 from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Juris Doctor in 2005 from the Loyola University School of Law. From 2009 to September 2016, Judge Maldonado served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Atlanta. From 2012 through 2013, she served as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia, Department of Justice, in Atlanta. From 2005 through 2008, she served an associate attorney for Blue Williams LLP, in Metairie, La.
What does TRAC report about Judge Njeri Maldonado's asylum decisions?
TRAC, a research center that began at Syracuse University, reports that for FY 2021 - 2026 (data covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026), Judge Njeri Maldonado decided 606 asylum cases at Atlanta Immigration Court and denied 86.3 percent, based on its report of Aug 27, 2026. These are past figures for one court. They do not predict your case, which turns on your facts, evidence, nationality and representation, and TRAC cautions against simple comparisons between judges at different courts. Read the full report at TRAC, and talk to a lawyer about your own case.
What the official record establishes
The source lists the name Njeri Maldonado in 1 alphabetical row. The recorded title is Immigration Judge. The record is not an appointment history or an employment certification.
Dated court associations
EOIR’s court-specific tables associate this entry with Atlanta - W. Peachtree Street Immigration Court. The relationship is recorded as listed 2026-10-20; it may include supervisory coverage rather than a merits-hearing assignment.